Hardy to USDA Zone (7) 8, barely cold hardy here (killed at -3oF), needs protection. Some think it is a hybrid between a Rhaphiolepis and an Eriobotrya (loquot), others list it as R ×delacourii, a cross of R. umbellata × R. indica.

Oregon State Univ. campus: south side Cordley Hall, next to west entrance.